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New York City Council investigating prediction markets’ marketing practices
The New York City Council announced Wednesday that it is investigating four prediction markets for alleged “predatory marketing practices” targeting young people. Council Speaker Julie Menin sent letters to Polymarket, Kalshi, Coinbase and Gemini Titan on Monday, requesting more information about their advertising in New York City. In a statement shared by her office on…
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5 Things We Learned From NBA YoungBoy’s Interview With Funny Marco
NBA YoungBoy discussed his future, health and personal life in an interview with Funny Marco, recorded in South Korea. – He said he does not intend to live in the United States again, describing South Korea as safe and clean. – He revealed that a doctor diagnosed him with a swollen/enlarged heart while he was…
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Fever coach: Divisiveness ‘will not win’
Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White is pushing back on critics of the WNBA and discourse around the league about cultural issues like race and gender. “The hate, the fearmongering, the divisiveness that’s trying to hijack our league will not win. It won’t win,” White told the media on Tuesday. “We are united. We are connected.…
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Sophie Cunningham makes former ESPN mouthpiece Ryan Clark look like a clown after disgusting remarks
An OutKick opinion piece criticises former ESPN analyst Ryan Clark for comments seemingly directed at WNBA player Sophie Cunningham, after she said young girls deserve protection in locker rooms. Clark, who left ESPN last month and has since spoken about racial bias at the network, used his “Pivot” podcast and social media to suggest lower-scoring…
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Man/Woman/Chainsaw – Cannonball
Man/Woman/Chainsaw’s debut album, ‘Cannonball’, is presented as a confident, unruly record from a London six-piece shaped by years of overlooked pub-basement performances. The review argues that its central strength is its use of dynamics, with producer-led contrasts between silence, restrained passages and sudden bursts of sound giving each member room to contribute without the arrangements…
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WNBA media turns Stephanie White’s rehearsed rant into an ‘important’ attack on league critics
Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White delivered a prepared pre-match statement before a game against the New York Liberty, criticising what she described as “hate”, fearmongering and divisiveness around the WNBA. The article frames the response from some WNBA media figures as treating her remarks as a significant rebuke of the league’s critics. White reportedly…
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Passenger jet billed as China’s answer to Boeing and Airbus prepares to make first international flight
China’s state-owned Comac is set to fly its C919 passenger jet on its first international route on Wednesday, taking off from Beijing for Ulaanbaatar in Mongolia. The flight marks Beijing’s latest attempt to break into commercial aviation and challenge the Boeing-Airbus duopoly, though analysts caution the plane is more of a symbolic gesture than a…
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SB19 Has No Plans to Stop Breaking Barriers: ‘It Feels Like We’re Unstoppable’
Filipino boy group SB19 made history at Lollapalooza 2026, becoming the first act from the Philippines and Southeast Asia to perform at the Chicago festival. The band’s hour-long set on 30 July drew a crowd waving Philippine flags and singing along in Filipino, marking a significant moment for the group since its 2018 debut and…
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Knicks star Jalen Brunson is a man of the people, reveals the one thing he can’t live without
New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson has revealed the one item he says he cannot live without, offering fans a light-hearted glimpse into his personal life away from basketball. The 29-year-old point guard, coming off a strong season with the Knicks, made the admission during an interview conducted by his own mother, giving the exchange…
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WNBA becomes magnet for culture wars
The WNBA is finding itself at the center of escalating culture wars over issues relating to gender, race and equity as the league’s popularity grows and more players become outspoken on politics. Much of the debate, on social media and sports or news talk shows in recent days, revolves around transgender athletes in women’s sports,…